After months of anticipation, first ice is finally here! And there may be no better time to pull walleyes through the ice. First ice includes green vegetation still producing oxygen, aggressive fish, ...

Walleyes can bite short, particularly when the water is ice-cold in early spring. When fishing a classic jig-and-minnow ...

Walleye are heavily pursued by thousands of anglers on Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter reservoirs during the spring, summer and fall, but they are relatively left alone once ice forms on the lakes.

There’s something electric about first ice. The crunch of ice creepers underfoot. The frosty breath hangs in the air. The quiet cutting of fresh holes as first light brings the ice above and below ...

Panfish are still an option for those fishing inland, and anglers are advised to check the ice before venturing out.

Dean Baragary (left) of Monti and Mike Stafford of Winthrop jig for walleye and sauger on Jan. 25 in the heated comfort of a Lake of the Woods ice fishing shack. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo ...

I peered down my ice hole as I dropped a jigging Rapala in the water. The lure hadn't sunk 3 feet before a silver streak slashed at it. The fish missed, but circled back for a second swipe and this ...

An Avid angler shares what it's like to go ice fishing for the first in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and 6 other spots you can try it this winter.

Ed and Charlene Green have been keeping a close eye on the ice reports from Lake Ontario’s Chaumont Bay all winter. Two weeks ago they finally made the trip north from their home in Northampton, Penn.